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02.02.2022

New spectral cytometer at CCiTUB

In January, the installation of a new Cytometry equipment, the Cytek Aurora® spectral analyzer equipped with a configuration of four lasers, was completed. It has been installed in the Cytometry laboratory of the Scientific and Technological Centers located on the Diagonal campus of the University of Barcelona.

The acquisition of this spectral cytometer has been carried out through the granting, in 2019, of ERDF funds for the co-financing of the team within the “State Subprogramme of Research Infrastructures and Scientific Technical Equipment, Within the Framework of the State Plan Of Scientific And Technical Research And Innovation 2017-2020”.

Spectral cytometry

Spectral cytometry is shaping up to be the main evolution in fluorescence cytometry of the last decade by measuring the continuous fluorescence spectrum emitted by each particle. This allows to expand the number of colors applicable to the same sample and to use markers that could not be combined simultaneously in conventional cytometry. This equipment can also be used as a drug screening tool thanks to its 96-well plate loader system and its multiparameter capacity, and complements the offer of analyzers and separators that CCiTUB provide to their users as tools for cell analysis.